• @drekly@lemmy.world
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    1052 years ago

    The developer worked his ass off to repurpose his app to Lemmy for us.

    I was more than happy to pay for his time. Hard work deserves reward. If people aren’t going to pay him and use the free version, which you’re welcome to, then he makes his money from ads (which pay fuck-all)

    You’re just a bunch of cheapskates who want to be entertained for nothing.

    • @SwamiVT@lemmy.world
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      152 years ago

      The major issue for some is regional pricing. Where I’m from lifetime costs around $110 in regional currency

      • The Silence Noise
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        152 years ago

        He was implementing regional pricing this morning and looks like that should be happening today and tomorrow. I think that’s part of the reason so many people love Sync since the dev is ultra responsive.

      • @Braysl@lemmy.world
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        22 years ago

        As far as I’ve read, that price is for both no ads and Ultra which I guess gives you more perks). For just no ads it is significantly less. For no ads in my version it’s $30CAD, which is a high price but is much much less than $100+CAD

      • @drekly@lemmy.world
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        12 years ago

        No, that’s lifetime ultra. A totally different thing, if you feel you need to pay more for a few extra features. You can also pay $20 to remove ads for a lifetime.

    • Nora
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      142 years ago

      ya went a little too far at the end there. nothing wrong with not wanting to pay a subscription fee lol. its not a noble cause to pay some dude who made an app we dont need

        • Nora
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          -12 years ago

          Irrelevant to my point but either way I saw other posts about a subscription.

      • Radioactive Radio
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        -12 years ago

        If you don’t need it just don’t buy it. You’re bitching about someone wanting money for their hard work.

        • @Polydextrous@lemmy.world
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          02 years ago

          Not to mention, there are still a bunch of free options in other apps. Voyager, Memmy, modem, liftoff!, etc. Use one of those if you’re too cheap to pay for someone else’s work, yknow?

          • Nora
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            02 years ago

            I FUCKING ALREADY AM

            WHY DOES NOT BUYING SYNC MAKE ME CHEAP? Look! A guy made an app that costs money! What? You don’t want to use it? You’re cheap!

              • Nora
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                2 years ago

                i never bitched about $20. its so funny how many times i had to explain this. i didnt use the app because i already had a free app that i dont pay for. i see no reason to use the paid app. somehow that completely reasonable decision makes me a “cheapskate”. I dont even know how you could read what I just said and think that reply would make sense.

        • Nora
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          -12 years ago

          dumbfuck i wasnt the one bitching. read what i wrote asshole

    • @XEAL@lemm.ee
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      12 years ago

      Someone correct me but IIRC the Reddit Is Fun paid version costed way less that 20$.

      I hope they release Lemmy Is Fun or something.

    • @Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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      02 years ago

      Lol wow… Get off your high horse there. I didn’t ask for Sync for Lemmy, so why should I pay for it? I’m perfectly happy with the many other free apps that are in development.

      It’s weird to think people are using the web app on mobile, though… Like… Why? There are so many great free options! Like, seriously… More than half a dozen!

    • @Plswrk@lemm.ee
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      02 years ago

      He doesn’t deserve any reward for making spyware/adware garbage. His app is at odds with the ethos of lemmy. Fuck your ad hominem.

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          2 years ago

          You can maneuver all you want, it is spyware. My hobby work is free. I don’t track my users nor do I inundate them with ads. I believe that’s unethical.

          My work work is not available for free in any capacity whatsoever.

          • @drekly@lemmy.world
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            2 years ago

            Good job you’re not using an android phone so it doesn’t matter!

            It’s his full time job, so his "work work " isn’t free in any capacity either, you either pay with ad revenue or you pay with $20

            • @Plswrk@lemm.ee
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              He chose to go down that path. No one forced him. It’s a brain dead argument mate.

              Oh and btw, it is free in some capacity. You do not have to pay to use the free version. It’s literally called the fucking free version.

              • @drekly@lemmy.world
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                02 years ago

                The free version with ads that pay the developer that everyone’s losing their minds over like they’ve never seen an advert before.

                • @Plswrk@lemm.ee
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                  02 years ago

                  Rightfully so, because it tracks you, collects and sells your data and inundates you with ads, which is literally every single fucking thing lemmy was built to get around.

                  • @drekly@lemmy.world
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                    -12 years ago

                    Or is it just a continuation of the usual Google platform. Being used on a Google phone with a Google account.

    • @Annoyed_Crabby@lemmy.worldOP
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      -32 years ago

      You got the money, you do you. His hardwork have nothing to do with how much i’m willing to pay lol, the end result is what i pay for, and it’s not worth the price to me.